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Despite 'massive shift' towards smoking over injection, Ontario has only 1 supervised drug inhalation space
A small specialty hospital in Toronto contains the province’s only supervised inhalation space - even as the number of Ontarians who appear to be dying of opioid overdoses after smoking drugs has more than doubled in seven years.
Sexual assault survivors calling on Ontario to lift policy that limits access to community justice programs
A coalition led by survivors of sexual violence is calling on the province to scrap a policy that stops prosecutors from referring sexual assault survivors to community justice programs.
Pride Toronto says it's lost 2 more sponsors ahead of annual 2SLGBTQ+ festival
Pride Toronto says it has lost two more sponsors of its annual 2SLGBTQ+ festival beginning in June, while another sponsor has reduced its financial support.
Elderly woman fatally stabbed in Pickering, Ont., was welcoming to 'any stranger,' former pastor says
The woman, who the community says was a retired kindergarten teacher in her 80s, was outside her home when she was repeatedly stabbed in an attack police describe as unprovoked, "sadistic and cowardly."
Kensington Market's long-running Pedestrian Sundays paused amid 'vendor war'
The neighbourhood’s Business Improvement Area (BIA) paused its popular Pedestrian Sunday for the month of May, citing safety concerns over illegal vendors and a rising “commercial tone” that shifted the festival away from its purpose.
Some Ontario students missed nearly 1 month of school because of snow days this winter
Some Ontario children missed nearly a month of school this winter because of snow days — an impact they’re likely now feeling, educators say, as teachers rush to get through the remaining curriculum before the academic year ends.
Ayami Sato makes Canadian baseball history becoming the first woman in a pro men's league
Ayami Sato is the first woman to play in a professional men's league in Canada. The 35-year-old Japanese pitcher made her debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday as they played against the Kitchener Panthers in the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) of southern Ontario.
Tamil Genocide Memorial unveiled in Brampton after years-long wait
After a delay stretching three years, the Tamil Genocide Memorial, meant to honor lives lost in the Sri Lankan civil war, was unveiled to the sound of applause, cheers and cannons of confetti.
Family of victim killed after man fell from Toronto's Leaside Bridge sues city over lack of suicide barriers
Harold Lusthouse died last year after being crushed by a man who fell from the bridge onto his car on the Don Valley Parkway. The family accuses the city of negligence for failing to install suicide barriers, saying it should have known the risks
Ontario opposition grills Ford government over education spending
As multiple Ontario school boards brainstorm ways to dig themselves out of multi-million dollar deficits, Premier Doug Ford's government faced heated questions from opposition leaders Thursday over its education spending.